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Serves meat, vegan options available. Simple pie and mash restaurant in 16th century building with coal fire and 1940s decor. Offers a vegan roasted peppers, butternut squash & chickpeas pie in a spicy tomato sauce. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-20:00.
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Last update on 06 Dec 2021 by Guest
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Added by LouiseBB on 06 Dec 2021
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27 Reviews
First Review by LouiseBB
orsb
Points +49
Great Pies - Edit
Multiple options to choose from and plus one for the Henderson’s Relish available on the tables - first time trying it for me, was a top tier vegan condiment find!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2026-02-01
Pros: Cosy atmosphere, Lovely service, Great food
Guest
Chxrlottte
Points +54
Cosy atmosphere - Edit
There were a few vegan options on the menu, food was lovely and the atmosphere was cosy. Mash & gravy also vegan.
Read morePros: Cosy atmosphere
Cons: No alternative milk
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chainsawenby
Points +54
Lovely - Edit
They have 3 vegan options, 1 full vegan and 2 can be made vegan.
Read morePros: Cosy, Warm, Fast service
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Christine_
Points +283
Great pie and mash! - Edit
Three vegan/veganisable options, with pie and peas (garden or mushy). The pie crusts seem homemade and they are fully filled and filling. 😋 It is like stepping back in time with the original features and old-fashioned decor. Staff are nice too and fully understand vegan. Will be returning!
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ConnorFam
Points +52
Brilliant little place - Edit
3 vegan options now, vegan mash and gravy now readily available. Dog friendly. Quirky 1940’s decor which suits the building.
Read morePros: Vegan options, Dog friendly
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yesilobur
Points +69
Vegan Pie n Mash - Edit
Excellent vegan pie is available served with mashed potatoes, peas and gravy
Read morePros: Crunchy pie, Vegan mashed potatoes , Gravy
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Andrew-Lohmann
Points +687
just one dish on the menu it was good - Edit
Mushroom pie, mash and peas. I had Mint sauce also see the leon perins was a vegan alternative. Very few vegan options in Whitby but then the Sutcliffe gallery and shop are gone, a whitby kipper and Dracula can be found. The YMCA at the Abbey has two cakes and one special vegan that is up 196 steps. Mr Coopers looked great but was so busy I came here.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-12-29
Pros: Nice atmosphere , they took care to ask about food allergies , The waitress specifically asked if I was vegan.
Cons: one item on the menu no deserts
Andrew-Lohmann
I notice that other reviewers said there was not a vegan mash option. I think the mash potato I had was vegan, it did not have the yucky flavour of dairy. It was a nice dry texture. When I asked about the dessert options, the waitress acknowledged they could do better for vegans.
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Onebag
Points +125
Phone ahead for mash - Edit
Phone ahead if you want mash, or be prepared for a "40 minute wait" for some to be made for you. Not impressed. It does not take 40 minutes to make some mash.
Read moreWe went, thinking - as stated on their FB page - that the mash is now vegan. Not so. Seemingly they received so many complaints about the lack of butter they renaged and reintroduced the butter. Pathetic isn't it.
It's a few years since I last went to Humble Pie n Mash, and it's lost some of its olde worlde charm. Somehow now more cold, clinical and sparse.
While waiting to place our order and observing other customers, the speed of service has slowed enormously too. One of the joys of the place was that every food item was ready to serve with almost no waiting time.
It's a pity really. Vegans visiting Whitby are generally very badly catered for and Humble Pie n Mash, although offering one solitary vegan pie, (don't get your hopes up for a pudding) are selling vegans short.
Guest
Ezey11
Points +1551
No mash today - Edit
Hearty wild mushroom pie, peas and gravy. Unfortunately, no vegan mash today.
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DaveJones2
Points +91
Good food for the patient - Edit
Small, quirky with one vegan pie and the possibility of having to wait if you want vegan mashed potatoes as they usually use butter
Read moreWorth the wait though
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LittleX
Points +117
No vegan options today… - Edit
…so we left! Shame as there was a nice ambiance inside.
Read moreCons: No vegan pie even though it advertises one
Guest
OGGYJr1996
Points +20
Absolutely delicious - Edit
I loved my first experience here, their vegan mushroom was delicious! Love the whole atmosphere of the place, is like stepping back in time. Gutted that it gets so busy though, I really wanted to go again on my next time in Whitby but it was full!
Read morePros: Delicious humble food , Lovely decor , Lovely atmosphere
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RitaTicker
Points +121
Ran out of mash 🤔 - Edit
The last thing I want to do is to make any unfounded accusations so I’ll simply say that at around 7.05pm, after being told that our first choice pies weren’t available, and our second choice would take 20 minutes to cook, (they close at 7.30pm) we were then told they had run out of mash. Couple next to us who had ordered meat pies (after us) were not told about this mash situation. Didn’t want just a pie for our main meal of the day so we went to Moutrays instead which was excellent (for us vegetarians at least).
Read moreSuggestions…have at least one vegan pie choice “ready to go”, and/or have a 7pm cut off for food orders of any kind.
Or maybe they really did just run out of mash…? 🤔
Guest
johnnyrichuk
Points +37
Vegan mash now available. - Edit
Two vegan pie options and the mash in now made to a vegan recipe. The food is amazing and so is this little pie shop.
Read moreUnfortunately they saved me a steak pie which I only noticed once I had bitten into it. Please double check what you are given!
They didn’t charge me and were apologetic but you know how it feels to be served meat by mistake.
Pros: Decor, Food , Friendly staff
Cons: Small and very popular so expect to wait, I was served meat by mistake, No vegan dessert options
Guest
therigler
Points +140
Great traditional shop - Edit
The shop is really nice with a 1940s theme to it. Although small, we were still able to get a wheelchair in. The pies were gorgeous, complemented with mush peas and gravy. They are missing a trick with not making vegan mash and I did mention this. They did say if they were contacted in the morning, they would prepare portions of vegan mash for you. I don't know why they don't just make up a small batch. Other than the mash every one still loves the place
Read morePros: The food is simple but really nice, Decor is quaint
Cons: No vegan mash
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JulieNeild
Points +163
Yummy savory pies - Edit
Had lunch with my family at Humble Pie and Mash. There were 2 vegan pies, but no vegan mash was available (though is a simple thing to veganize). The restaurant did offer extra peas and a discount. The pies were amazing and we would gladly return.
Read morePros: Delicious savory pies
Cons: No vegan mash
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Voyagingherbivore
Points +62
No vegan mash - Edit
This is such a cozy little restaurant that’s perfect for a hearty meal. There are two vegan pie options and you can get mushy or garden peas. The only downside when we went is that there was no vegan mash or non-dairy milk so we were given extra peas and charged less. All in all, a lovely pie and peas but I would love to see the restaurant use vegan butter as default (let’s be real, no one would know!) so there’s always an option for vegans.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-04-04
Voyagingherbivore
After reading the other reviews here I’m not sure they ever do vegan mashed potatoes! We were told he made it with dairy butter on the day we visited but not so sure it’s ever made vegan.
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Rachilou
Points +104
No mash! Bah! - Edit
Looking forward to going here as not been since becoming vegan (only as a vegetarian). I assumed that with them having vegan pies now there would be vegan mash. I had to ask if the mash was vegan, was told no and asked if that was still alright ! I ended up with pie, peas and gravy for the full price of £11.99. Although it was OK, I was quite disappointed. We were told we could ring the day before to request vegan mash but not sure I'd go again anyway, which is a real shame.
Read morePros: The ambience, The surroundings , Dog friendly
Cons: No vegan mash, No price reduction for no mash
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DonnaCraven
Points +30
Mrs - Edit
Mushroom and ale vegan pie was nice but not really a vegan pie and mash option as mash is pre prepared with butter. Non vegans enjoyed meal. #Veganuary
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MOO69
Points +20
Very disappointing - Edit
Looking forward to pie and mash. Were told no vegan mash (just don’t get it)
Read moreThey did ask if we were vegan and we said yes. My husband ordered a cup of tea and they brought it with cows milk in the tea. (Didn’t ask if he wanted milk and considering he’s vegan why???)
So after that we cancelled our order, paid for the tea which he couldn’t drink and left.
Such a shame as the pies sounded nice
DonnaCraven
Yea no plant based milk was disappointing for us too
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Witchyvegan71
Points +112
Pie but NO mash ? - Edit
The wild mushroom and ale pie was very tasty. A cosy place to eat ,steeped in history and excellent service. Unfortunately,they don't have vegan mash to go with your vegan pie,which I find bizarre,as it's easier to make vegan mash than it is to make the pie ? They served our pies with mushy peas and vegan gravy. Again they had vegan gravy but can't make the mash. You can't have pie without mash. Now we were kept waiting for half an hour,the young lad serving us was absolutely lovely and apologized a few times for our wait. As a result we didn't pay full price. I have noticed on a Google review that a previous diner was charged the full £11.99 for their meal, which is pretty appalling if they can't provide the whole pie and mash experience.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-11-14
Pros: Customer service , Two vegan options , Cosy place
Cons: WTF NO VEGAN MASH !
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LawrenceWeetman
Points +60
Nice pies and surroundings, no mash - Edit
This place is cute. It's like eating in a museum. It's quite small, so there is sometimes a queue for tables, but we got in straight away.
Read moreUnfortunately, the mash isn't vegan. As others have mentioned, this is quite annoying because pies aren't sold separately, only as a pie, mash, and peas meal and no alternative or price reduction is offered. Some reviews say they will make vegan mash from scratch, but we weren't offered this despite ordering four vegan meals. Maybe it depends how busy they are, or maybe you really really have to ask them to. I'm a bit surprised they don't even offer something like instant mash as a backup as it'd be better than nothing.
We were warned that because vegan pies are only cooked to order, they would take a little longer. I think we were told 20 mins, but it was rather a lot longer. Leave plenty of time if you're going here, especially if you have plans afterwards - it's not a "fast food" option even though you might initially expect it to be.
The pies were yummy, though. At the time of writing there are two veggie and two vegan pies.
Pros: Yummy pies, Clearly marked vegan pies, Quaint surroundings
Cons: Quite slow, No vegan mash
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Sara_H
Points +111
Pie was lovely, no vegan mash available. - Edit
We went for an evening meal at around 6pm. The pies are sold as a meal with mash, garden or mushy peas and gravy.
Read moreWhen I asked for one of the vegan options I was told that the mash has butter in - no vegan alternative was offered and there was no reduction in price to account for the missing mash.
I was quite disappointed as I love mash!
The pie itself was lovely.
There was no vegan dessert either, so overall, I was disappointed!
Guest
AnneTill
Points +64
Ok vegan options - Edit
I had the mushroom pie and my husband had the chickpea pie. We were informed that the mash wasn't vegan and though the menu states that they can make vegan mash with a wait of thirty minutes we weren't advised that this was the case and didn't feel like they would have welcomed us asking. After we ordered they turned the sign on the door to closed so that explained it! Neither of us missed the mash though and we were stuffed afterwards.
Read morePros: Two vegan pies on the menu ., Very tasty pies.
Cons: No dairy free milks , No vegan dessert , No vegan mash
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RachhM
Points +66
Delicious vegan pie - Edit
Delicious vegan pie, but mash wasn’t vegan as it contained milk and butter. They said that they thought the bisto gravy was vegan, but didn’t seem 100% sure so I just stuck to pie and peas. The pie was lovely though, I really enjoyed it.
Read morePros: One delicious vegan pie option
Cons: Mash wasn’t vegan , They weren’t 100% sure if gravy was vegan
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StephenWall
Points +20
Delicious Vegan Pie - Edit
Vegan Pie & Mash option- really good! Nostalgic WWII vibe to the place.
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LouiseBB
Points +82
Delicious vegan pie - Edit
Menu of around 8 pies with mash and peas. A couple of vegetarian options and one vegan option which was delicious - had a chickpea, tomato and onion filling and they made the mash from scratch without butter. Desserts looked amazing but sadly no vegan options. No dairy free milk for coffee either.
Read morePros: Cute and cosy restaurant, Delicious vegan pie, Friendly staff
Cons: No dairy milk, No vegan dessert
Guest
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